Name: Magnificent Megacities
Released: 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Kuala Lumpur, Casablanca, Jakarta, Dubai, and Muscat: This series features five of the most fascinating megacities in our globalized world, each a symbiosis of old and new, where the tradition of the souq and the mosque converges with the contemporary world of skyscrapers and the varied lives of the people inhabiting these modern metropolises.

2017 · 52m

EPISODE 1

Dubai

Dubai is a city that strives to grow beyond itself, to outdo itself continually with new architectural superlatives, yet still safeguards its venerated traditions deep in its heart.

52m
EPISODE 2

Jakarta

As a consequence of its huge population and of the diverse cultures and faiths that coexist here in a relatively confined space, old and new, tradition and modernity, European and Asian influences mingle and merge here.

52m
EPISODE 3

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, one of the most important international financial centers, a city that places great emphasis on prestige, where everyday life nonetheless finds a place for various traditional styles.

52m
EPISODE 4

Casablanca

Casablanca, the Arab metropolis on the African continent, a city that has preserved its traditional core while at the same time expanding to become one of Africa's most important transshipment points.

52m
EPISODE 5

Muscat

Muscat, a city on the sea that has emerged from the desert, and which strives to give modernity its own unmistakable profile.

51m

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